Mohnish Pabrai - Dalal Street Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Dalal Street allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

According to the SEC 13F filed on Aug 13, 2026, Mohnish Pabrai's Dalal Street portfolio reflects a highly concentrated, high-conviction, thematic approach across 4 reported 13F positions as of quarter-end Jun 30, 2026. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of mega-cap compounders, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 100% of total exposure and Warrior Met Coal, alone contributing ~43%. Economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of basic materials and technology names. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments remains limited relative to peers, with performance weighted across basic materials and unknown. The portfolio exhibits extremely low turnover, reinforcing a patient, conviction-led investment approach. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Highly Concentrated High Conviction Thematic

Primary type: Sector Specialist

Traits: Long-Term Holder, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated

Turnover profile

Buy & Hold

Holding horizon

Long-Term

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is highly concentrated: top three names represent 100.0% of assets, top five 100.0%, and the largest single position is 43.3%.

Top 3 weight

100.0%

Top 5 weight

100.0%

Top 10 weight

100.0%

Largest position

43.3%

Top holdings: Warrior Met Coal, Inc., Transocean, Alpha Metallurgical Resources,, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz - — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Basic Materials and Unknown, with 3 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Basic Materials, Unknown, Technology

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Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts high single-name risk (largest position 43.3%, top ten 100.0%) and low economic diversification (HHI 0.13). Turnover tolerance maps to a buy & hold profile.

Largest position

43.3%

Top 10 weight

100.0%

Max sector

69.4%

Diversification

Low

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Mar 31, 2026 → Jun 30, 2026

  • Position count increased from 3 to 4 (+1 names).
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 3.5%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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